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Job description

The Activities Supervisor supports the Activities and Programme Coordinator to deliver and develop high-quality activities at Crawfordsburn Activity Centre. The role focuses on the day-to-day supervision and safe delivery of activities, supporting paid staff and volunteers, ensuring activities are delivered by competent and authorised people, providing safe, challenging, inclusive and enjoyable experiences, and increasing the use of the Centre.

Responsibilities

• Activity and programme delivery.
• Safety and risk management.
• Safeguarding.
• Staff and volunteer supervision.
• Equipment and facilities.
• Inclusion and customer experience.
• Centre development and promotion.
• Administration duties.
• Scouts NI and Centre responsibilities.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Significant relevant experience in youth, community, outdoor education, activity centre or outdoor pursuits work.
• Experience delivering adventurous or outdoor activities.
• Experience supervising or supporting staff or volunteers.
• Experience working with risk assessments and health and safety procedures.
• At least one relevant recognised qualification, activity award, Scout Permit or competency.
• Good literacy and numeracy.
• Willingness to undertake training.
• Knowledge of health and safety, safeguarding, risk assessment and safe delivery.
• Leadership, communication, planning, customer service and IT skills.
• Ability to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends and statutory holidays.
• Ability to satisfy AccessNI requirements.

Desirable Skills

• Additional governing body qualifications, Scout Permits or activity awards.
• Qualifications or experience in climbing, abseiling, archery, hillwalking, paddlesports, team building or similar.
• First Aid qualification.
• Training delivery experience.
• Event organisation experience.
• Marketing, promotion or business development experience.
• Budget, income or expenditure monitoring experience.
• Equipment inspection and maintenance experience.
• Experience in Scouts or other volunteer-led youth organisations.
• Understanding of and empathy with Scout Movement values.

Further Information

Please click Apply Now to view Employer Application Pack. Candidates should go to the 'Apply Here' link on the uploaded form - https://form.jotform.com/ScoutsNI/activities-supervisor-application